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  • Telos ID Promotes Dawn Lucini to Aviation Security VP - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Telos ID Promotes Dawn Lucini to Aviation Security VP

    Dawn Lucini, formerly director of aviation security at Telos Identity Management Solutions, has been promoted to vice president of the company’s aviation security business. Telos ID said Monday Lucini will lead efforts to increase the aviation sector’s knowledge of channeling, identification management, biometrics and integration service offerings form the company, as well as strengthen the firm’s […] More

  • Engility to Support Federal IT Modernization Efforts Under GSA's $50B Alliant 2 Vehicle - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Engility to Support Federal IT Modernization Efforts Under GSA’s $50B Alliant 2 Vehicle

    Engility plans to help federal customers modernize information technology systems through the company’s position on the potential $50 billion Alliant 2 governmentwide acquisition contract vehicle awarded in November. The company said Tuesday it will offer systems engineering and integration, enterprise, cyber and high-performance computing services to agencies under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. Luis Almodovar, vice president for GWAC and IDIQ solutions […] More

  • Elbit Systems Gets Follow-On NATO IR Countermeasures Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Elbit Systems Gets Follow-On NATO IR Countermeasures Contract

    Elbit Systems has received a four-year, $46 million contract to supply additional aircraft self-protection systems for NATO’s Airbus-built aerial refueling tanker aircraft. The company said Tuesday it will provide J-Music Direct Infrared Countermeasures  and Passive Airborne Warning Systems for integration into the international alliance’s A330 Multinational Multi-Role Tanker Transport fleet. Elad Aharonson, general manager for the intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance division […] More

  • Premier to Offer Health IT Products, Services Via GSA Contract Vehicle; Roshni Ghosh Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Premier to Offer Health IT Products, Services Via GSA Contract Vehicle; Roshni Ghosh Comments

    Premier has secured a position under the General Services Administration‘s Schedule 70 contract vehicle to offer health information technology products and services to U.S. government customers. The company said Monday its health IT offerings cover electronic health records, research, health analytics, health informatics, health information exchanges, personal health information management. Roshni Ghosh, vice president and chief […] More

  • Virgin Galactic, Italian Space Agency Ink Letter of Intent for Suborbital Research Flight - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Virgin Galactic, Italian Space Agency Ink Letter of Intent for Suborbital Research Flight

    Virgin Galactic and Italy’s space agency have signed a letter of intent to perform suborbital flight on the company’s SpaceShipTwo spaceplane. The Italian space agency will conduct scientific research and suborbital experiments during the planned mission, which is scheduled to occur in 2019 at Spaceport America in New Mexico, Virgin Galactic said Monday. The partnership will also include on-site […] More

  • Boeing Delivers Battlespace Comms Platform to Australian Military - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Delivers Battlespace Comms Platform to Australian Military

    Boeing‘s Australia-based defense business unit has delivered a next-generation battlespace communications platform to the Australian defense force. The Australian defence department said in a report published Tuesday the LAND 2072 Phase 2B project was built to offer data, video and voice services as well as help secure communications between the country’s deployed land units and […] More

  • Kratos to Provide Drone Services for Undisclosed Government Agency - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kratos to Provide Drone Services for Undisclosed Government Agency

    Kratos‘ unmanned systems division has received a $27 million contract to deliver drone-related services for an undisclosed U.S. government agency involved with national security. The company said Monday it will perform contract work in Kratos-owned and government facilities. Kratos’ USD aims to provide its clients with affordable unmanned aerial systems designed for a variety of […] More

  • Indonesia Receives First Apache Attack Helicopter Under FMS Agreement With US - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Indonesia Receives First Apache Attack Helicopter Under FMS Agreement With US

    Indonesia has received its first Boeing-built AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopter as part of the country’s foreign military sales agreement with the U.S. government, Defense News reported Monday. The report said the Apache helicopter was delivered to the city of Semarang in Java, Indonesia using a U.S. Air Force C-17A Globemaster III airlifter. Indonesia requested to buy eight Apache […] More

  • PAE to Provide Curacao and Aruba Base Support Under $79M Task Order - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    PAE to Provide Curacao and Aruba Base Support Under $79M Task Order

    PAE has received a five year, $79 million task order to deliver base support services for U.S. Southern Command locations in Curacao and Aruba. The services will be in support of SOUTHCOM’s anti-drug surveillance operations under the joint effort between the Defense Department and the Department of State, the company said Monday. Services under the order include mission planning and execution, […] More

  • Guest Spot: DSA’s R.J. Kolton on 'Six Actions Mid-Tier Companies Can Take in 2018 to Achieve Long-Term Growth' - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Guest Spot: DSA’s R.J. Kolton on ‘Six Actions Mid-Tier Companies Can Take in 2018 to Achieve Long-Term Growth’

    Written by: R.J. Kolton R.J. Kolton is Senior Vice President for Business Development for Data Systems Analysts, Inc., (DSA), a mid-tier employee-owned company. He oversees planning and implementation of the corporate growth strategy and business development operations. He is also Vice President for Mid-Tier Advocacy (MTA, Inc.), a 501(3)c organization that promotes the interests of […] More

  • Bell Helicopter Launches First Flight of NextGen Tiltrotor Aircraft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Bell Helicopter Launches First Flight of NextGen Tiltrotor Aircraft

    Textron‘s Bell Helicopter subsidiary has conducted the first flight of a next-generation tiltrotor aircraft built to help U.S. military clients meet requirements for a vertical lift platform. Textron said Monday the V-280 Valor aircraft was designed to help users conduct various vertical lift missions previously infeasible using one aircraft as well as offer updated speed […] More